A Comprehensive Framework for Data Quality Assessment in CER

Articles of Interest, September 13, 2013

A weekly compilation of articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters, including articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers, mentioning or discussing AHRQ staff, activities, and publications/products, or other research using AHRQ data or products.

This weekly compilation of articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters includes:

Articles funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or authored by AHRQ researchers.

Economic OutlookFraser I, Sandmeyer B. Improving quality through enhanced public reporting. Econ Outlook 2013 Summer; online. [Authors are director of and researcher in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, respectively; cites AHRQ's National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR), 2012, AHRQ systematic review protocol, Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy: A Systematic Review of the Multiple Pathways Public Reporting May Influence Quality of Health Care. A Review for the Series Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science, 2011, and AHRQ publications, AHRQ Chartered Value Exchanges (CVE): Public Reporting Web Sites, 2012, Public Reporting: Research and Data, 2013, and Building the Science of Public Reporting: Research Grants, 2012; also cites AHRQ-sponsored Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001.]

American Journal of Public HealthStewart ST, Cutler DM, Rosen AB. US trends in quality-adjusted life expectancy from 1987 to 2008: combining national surveys to more broadly track the health of the nation. Am J Public Health 2013 Nov; 103(11):e78-e87. [Uses 1987 National Medical Expenditure (NMES) data and 1992, 1996, and 2000-2008 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Internet Citation: A Comprehensive Framework for Data Quality Assessment in CER: Articles of Interest, September 13, 2013.
September 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/articles-of-interest/20130913.html